Bulld0gs Liverpool Thread

[andy91]

The more i read about the man the more i am warming to him

"If you are better than your opponent with the ball you have a 79% chance of winning the game," Rodgers once observed.

"My template for everything is organisation. With the ball you have to know the movement patterns, the rotation, the fluidity and positioning of the team. When we have the football everybody's a player."

Last season Swansea's passing statistics ranked only behind Manchester City. "Our idea is to pass teams to a standstill so they can no longer come after you," Rodgers explained. "Eventually you wear them down."

Funny how you say that Bulldog will be interesting if he plays the long ball much to Carroll.

Andy,

[Bulld0g]

What's funny about it m8? Liverpool are traditionally a passing footballing team. Carroll is better on the ground than people give him credit for. Liverpool played some excellent passing stuff last year but never hit the target enough. Something like 32 attempts hitting the woodwork showed we were doing something right as well as wrong if you know what i mean

[andy91]

What's funny about it m8? Liverpool are traditionally a passing footballing team. Carroll is better on the ground than people give him credit for. Liverpool played some excellent passing stuff last year but never hit the target enough. Something like 32 attempts hitting the woodwork showed we were doing something right as well as wrong if you know what i mean

Hard for any team to ignore his aerial threat will be interesting if Carroll is part of his plans.

Andy.

[zee24]

Liverpool poised to ditch new stadium in favour of Anfield expansion | Football | The Guardian

Looks like we are staying at Anfield

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/david-conn-inside-sport-blog/2012/may/31/liverpool-new-anfield-stadium

[khan07958]

Brendan Rodgers tipped for glory by Mourinho, Lampard, Wenger, Redknapp and Sir Alex

Any Liverpool fans worried or disappointed by the decision to replace Kenny Dalglish with Brendan Rodgers this summer should feel a lot more confident after digesting this.

The former Swansea man, who is set to sign a three-year contract to manage Liverpool this week, has been showered with praise by some of the game's biggest names in recent years, who believe he'll enjoy a long and distinguished career in football.

Here's six of the best...

Jose Mourinho
"I like everything in him. He is ambitious and does not see football very differently from myself. He is open, likes to learn and likes to communicate."

Frank Lampard
"We worked closely, he was with the youth team and reserves but had a fantastic relationship with the first team players. It's not often you get such a respect from first team players to a youth team manager, normally they are separate, but Brendan bridged that gap. He was obviously close to Mourinho and when he spoke you knew it made sense. At his young age it was special and you don't get that kind of coach or manager very often. There's a knack to management, coaching and man-management, and his personality was strong enough to deal with top players. At Chelsea there's a lot of big players, egos and so on and Brendan could talk to us on a football level straight away. He's very aware of a) what you need to do on the pitch and b) how you need to treat people off the pitch. That was something everyone respected and that's why I think he's going to be a top manager."

Harry Redknapp
"I'm a big fan of his. I think he is fantastic. Not just now, young Frank [Lampard] worked with him at Chelsea and spoke so highly of him. Frank [Lampard] Senior worked with him at Watford and then went to Reading with him and he used to tell me how good he was. He is spot on I think, you have got to look at the way he has got them playing. I think it is fantastic, I really do."

Arsene Wenger
"They [Swansea] are brave, but not too adventurous, they go through their wingers and they keep possession, but they do not throw all their bodies forward. You should give credit to the manager for doing that."

Alex Ferguson
"Brendan Rodgers came out of the Championship and only brought two players in, Danny Graham from Watford and Gylfi Sigurdsson from Germany, and even that was not for a big financial outlay. When you talk about how you pick manager of the year, there always has to be a consideration about the resources. The way Swansea have played this season has been admirable. They have played some fantastic attacking football. Their manager has insisted on that and stuck by his principles. They look as if they are enjoying their game. They all want the ball and want to play."

Martin Jol
"They [Swansea] almost play like Ajax or Barcelona. They always try to play it out from the back and I can honestly say that I admire them for that. Brendan Rodgers is someone who has got that philosophy and I rate him very highly because it`s not easy to play the way they do."

[alom5]

Liverpool made a good choice today. I can see them playing some good footie next season.....damn

[mast]

Hi

I was a bit wary of him but reading what I have read over the last couple of days I have now warmed to him.

I actually now feel that we have made an excellent appointment in him and am now looking forward to him taking us forward and upwards.

Regards

[zee24]

Brendan Rodgers will succeed at Liverpool: Jamie Redknapp | Mail Online

[khan07958]

Jose Mourinho backs Brendan Rodgers to succeed as Liverpool FC manager - Football News - Sport News - Daily Post North Wales

[andy1967]

Kuyt gone to Fenerbahce

[zee24]

Good luck to him big player for the big occasions, I wish him all the best.

[mast]

Hi

Good luck to him, hes been a good servant to us.

Regards

[cleanrite]

Big shame Kuyt has gone,very influential part of the team
hope he can be replaced by someone who works just as hard

[Bulld0g]

Big shame Kuyt has gone,very influential part of the team
hope he can be replaced by someone who works just as hard

I work hard will i do? Seriously, goodbye Mr. Kuyt thank you for drawing 6 or 7 years of ~~~~ing good wages and running around like a headless chicken. If i was your equal, job wise, i would have been sacked long ago

[zee24]

You can say what you want about him, yes he may have been brought in as a striker but no matter where he played he gave his all. There were far too many light weights in the team in them 6 seasons but he certainly wasn't one of them, I only wished he had won morr in his time at the club. Good luck to the man they call the 'Duracell Bunny' may he have a longer longer longer lasting career still to come...